House value.

[SagaLore]

What home improvements can I make that will increase the value of my house, by more than the cost of the improvement itself?

 

[HelloWorl]

Buy a a house and then flip it.

 

[thepd7]

Buy a a house and then flip it.

it seems he already did

 

[SandEagle]

Paint
Carpet

 

[preCRT]

http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/real-estate/which-home-improvements-pay-off/

Except don't wallpaper anything. Wallpaper is a bitch to remove & I still curse the jackasses that left me with that giant removal headache. Paint never paper.

 

[iGas]

Paint
Carpet

What he said, but not in this market.

 

[SagaLore]

it seems he already did

I've been living in this house for almost 5 years and plan on living it another 3 to 5. Just getting prepared for when the market recovers. :biggrin:

 

[Rage187]

New siding. That is always the best return.

 

[endervalentine]

kitchen, bathroom, hardwood floors, dual pane windows?

 

[iGas]

Here ya go!

Home Improvement Return on Investment

2007 ROI for Home Improvements

Home Maintenance and Repair Projects

 

[IronWing]

Granite swimming pool

 

[thepd7]

I've been living in this house for almost 5 years and plan on living it another 3 to 5. Just getting prepared for when the market recovers. :biggrin:

bought a house I meant. I was trying to get him to give you helpful suggestions instead of annoying neffing. I failed.

 

[Slacker]

Buy a a house and then flip it.

Done, now what?

 

[OCGuy]

Not very many. Adjustments that appraisers are allowed to make right now are very slim.

If you are going to add square footage, make sure you dont over-build for your area, or it will be hard to appraise if you ever wish to sell. And make sure it is permitted, or else lenders won't account for the extra square footage in your value.

 

[IronWing]

Done, now what?

Dude's upside down on his mortgage.

 

[caddlad]

Stripper pole.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

I've been living in this house for almost 5 years and plan on living it another 3 to 5. Just getting prepared for when the market recovers. :biggrin:

I've never understood this thinking. You're going to make your house more valuable, so you can sell it in a few years when the market is good again. All your doing is selling your house, so you can buy an inflated valued house as a replacement.

 

[DrPizza]

Here ya go!
2007 ROI for Home Improvements

That's the best source. Now, keep in mind the most important part of it: the costs in there are based on hiring a contractor to do the work. If you can handle the work yourself & do as good of a job, then your ROI is going to be greater than 100%.

 

[JulesMaximus]

New siding. That is always the best return.

You can't put siding on most of the houses around here because they are stucco. You can paint the stucco though.

 

[Theo Moreau]

My friend focused on the kitchen and bathrooms. They're typically the toughest projects but the return seems to be the highest on those.

 

[Corporate Thug]

What home improvements can I make that will increase the value of my house, by more than the cost of the improvement itself?

kitchen and bathroom are your best bet